Metallic safety bar for doors



ay 27, 1947. L. G. LOPEZ 2,421,275

' METALLIC SAFETY BAR FOR DOORS i Filed Feb. 17, 1945 *ff* i Haj Patented May 27, 1947 Unirse STATES rrEN'l-r.. ofFFl-ce.

application February 17, 1'94'5; 'Serial' N0. 578,405 In Cuba Marcl1l14,`1944v (Cl.A 2532-4259)v 2'Claims. l

This invention relates to metallic safety`V bars for-cloors, and it has for its object to providel an improvement in such kind of bars,- wherebythe bar for securing a door is associated with the nonspring-projected bolt of a lock arranged in an inverted horizontal position so that the bar` will 'Y followl the movement of the lock bolt when the lock is operated from theoutsideby a key or from the insidev by the lock knob, whereupon my device vfurnishes an effective protection against violationof the door from the outside;

A further advantage of my improved baris that it can be placed in operative position from the inside of the room'and usedA just as an ordinary bar, independently'of the lock.

Reference is had to the gures of the accompanying drawing, of which:

Fig. 1 is a partial View of the Vsafetybar embodying my invention'applied t0 a door; the swung out or vertical position of the bar being shown by dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a partial view, partly broken away, of the bar in its unlocking position as actuated by the door lock. v

Fig. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 1, showingithe bar in its locking position, the dotted lines showing the bar and door when the door is in a partially open position.

Fig. 4 is a-vertical section view of the bar on line 4-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a partial -vertical viewon linee-5 vof Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the safety bar bolt.

Fig. 7 is a perspective View of the bracket for the bar bolt, and its safety handle.

As illustrated in the drawings, the improvement of this invention consists in a partly tubular metallic member i, flattened at its bored end 2 which is connected by means of a joint permitting its movement in any direction, with the j amb to which the door is hinged. Said joint in the special case shown comprises a screw 6 which passes across said bore of end 2 of the said partly tubular member and across threaded bores formed in the upper and lower branches of a semi-circular forked member 3 at its reduced portion and is secured thereto by a nut and which is provided at its end with a screw 5 by means of which said forked member 3 is secured to the jamb to which the door is hinged, through a washer 4 secured to the door frame by means of a pin with which said washer is provided, so as to prevent said forked member 3 from frictioning against the door frame upon' saidim'ember. rotating-onscrew-5.

Said-tubular '-rneinb'er/Ilis provided at itsitop portion with'twolthreadedbores one of which iis in the proXimity'lo-f the free. end of the tubular member,- and-thro'ugh -saidi bores pass'='screws. I2 and LIS, saidscrew -I'3Sb'eingY adapted 'to serve as a support and a stop nteriorly of tubular mem'- ber l for a coil spring.' Illlshownvindottedlines in Fig.'.1. Fors-thesake'of safety,`said screw. l2 is providedWitha-lpressure washer I6;V

As .'hasfalreadyfibeen stated,: the connection of the end :2 ciltheltubularlmember 'I' withrthe forked member: Siperrnits:the:` swinging 'of the tubular member'lhorizontallyfior. when so "desired,` vertically as indicated in dotted lines 2D in Fig. v1.

Within the free end of tubularf'member I is partially` inserted arod'fi provided Aat its lower portion withi a vprojection :I5 of su'icient length and: width '-to- `rbein :alignment with: the usual bolt of a'lockrdisposed inan inverted horizontal position and: to prevent 'the slidi'ngjouty of lthe boltfof th'elock, said projection I5 being adapted to movewiththe lock-bolt: z SaidrodB is" slidablez forward and backward within the: tubular member'rl'ragainst' the elastic tension-s of afspringg L4-.snpported4 interiorly of `the tubularr memberrl by. the screw" i3. vSaid 1 rod '8 haszat its upperportionplane' face i0 and cir- :cumferen'tially` around". the -fbar intermediate the endsfof"the-.planefffacefa'circular cut Il, said plane face being adapted to limit the run of rod 8 longitudinally within the tubular member I upon its end striking the screw I2 and to prevent the projection I5 from moving and thereby causing the projection I5 to slide out of the bar. circular cut serves to permit the rod to be turned through a certain range in order to allow disengagement of the bar from the lock when it be desired to use the safety bar independently of the lock, as is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 which shows the position in which the projection I5 would remain when raised.

The free end of the rod 8 presents a diagonal face 9 (Fig. 2) which in the horizontal or operative position of the safety bar is adapted to be automatically inserted upon the door being shut into a keeper I1 which is preferably secured to a threaded bolt adapted to be screwed into the door frame through a washer I3 secured to the frame by means of a pin with which it is provided.

To hold the safety bar in horizontal position in opening or closing the doorthere is provided a semi-circular square-shaped bracket 'I which has at its other end a square bent end which is Said 3 provided with a handle I9 rotatable on a shaft 22 for protecting the projection I5 in its locking position, and as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, said handle may be swung to permit the projection I to be raised, said bracket 'l being suitably secured on the door.

To place the safety bar in operative position, assuming it is in vertical position as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l, the door is opened and the bar is swung up to catch in the bracket 1, the -projection l5 being lowered enough to align with the bolt of the inverted lock. Upon the door being y closed, the free end of the rod 8, which acts as a bolt, will be inserted in the member H against the elastic tension of spring I4 placed within tubular member I, the safety bar thus remaining in locking position and ready to be operated from the outside by a key or from the inside by the lock knob.

When it is desired to bar the door from the inside, independently of the lock, itV will be sufficient to raisethe projection I5 to the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1 and as the door is shut, the free end of rod 8 will engage the member I1. It will be obvious that the safety bar can be disengaged from the member l'l by simply causing the rod 8 to move backward against the action of spring I4.

My device may be used with single ordouble doors and with any kind of lock, and while the drawings illustrate the safety bar adapted to operate in horizontal position, the same may equally well be disposed in any other position as its c'onnection with the jamb permits its swinging in any direction.

What I claim is:

1. A metallic safety bar for doors, comprising a partly tubular member having at one bored end thereof means for connection with the door frame, whereby the bar is permitted to move in any direction, said means comprising in a screw which passes through the bored end of said tubular member and through threaded bores formed in the upper and lower branches of a semi-circular forked member secured as by a screw to the jamb to which the door is hinged, said member having inserted in its other end one end of a rod, said rod having integrally secured toits lower portion a projection adapted to cooperate with the bolt of a lock arranged in aninverted horizontal po- 4 sition, so that said projection and consequently said rod will move with the lock bolt.

2. A metallic safety bar for doors, comprising a partly tubular member having at one end thereof means for connection with the door frame whereby the bar is permitted to move in any direction, said means comprising a semi-circular forked member bored at both ends through which bores a screw is secured by a nut and said forked member having a bore at its end through which passes a screw which is screwed on the door frame to which the door is hinged, through a washer xed to the door frame by means of a pin with which it is provided, said partly tubular member having at its upper portion two bores, one intermediate the ends of the tubular member and another in the proximity of the free end thereof, screws inserted in said bores, a coil spring positioned within the partly tubular member and secured at one end to one of said screws, said partly tubular member having its other end connected with a portion of a rod carrying a projection adapted to cooperate with the bolt of a lock arranged in an inverted horizontal position and having at its upper portion a plane face and intermediate the ends of the plane face a circular out, said upper plane face serving to limit the movement of said rod within said bar, and said circular cut serving to permit the bar to be turned through a certain range in order to allow disengagement of the bar from the lock, and said rod having at its free end a diagonal face adapted to be automatically inserted upon the door being closed into a keeper secured to the door frame, and a bracket adapted to support the safety bar in locking position, said bracket having a handle for preventing displacement of said lever, and said bracket being suitably secured to the door LEANDRO GARCIA LOPEZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the ile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 698,326 Schwab Apr, 22, 1902 924,277 Saphier June B, 1909 2,163,206 Lopez June 20, 1939 

